Predicting Marital Satisfaction Based on Family Flexibility with the Mediating Role of Family Boundaries

The current study was conducted with the purpose of predicting marital satisfaction based on family flexibility with the mediating role of family boundaries by using a correlational survey method. To this end, 366 couples from the 19th district of Tehran were selected by sampling. The research data were collected by means of the marital satisfaction questionnaire with an Islamic approach, the family cohesion and flexibility assessment scale, and the family boundaries questionnaire, and the data were analyzed by applying structural equation modeling. SPSS software and AMOS software were used to classify, process and analyze data. The evaluation of the hypothetical research model using fit indices showed that the hypothetical model fits the measurement model (CFI=0.95, NFI=0.92, RMSEA=0.07). The results showed that regarding the relationship of family flexibility with the mediation of family boundaries, marital satisfaction is significant at the P<0.05 level and family boundaries play a mediating role in the relationship between family flexibility and couples' marital satisfaction. Therefore, to improve marital satisfaction, intervention in family flexibility and family boundaries in couples are particularly significant.